Deadly Impact Of Israeli Attack, 4 Patients Died Of Gaza Cancer Hospital Stopped Operating

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GAZA - Four patients died when the Turkish-Palestinian Friendship Hospital, which is the only cancer-only hospital in the Gaza Strip, stopped operating.

"Four cancer patients lost their lives today as Turkey's hospital stopped and is not operating at all due to a fuel shortage crisis," Subhi Skaik hospital director told Anadolu as reported by ANTARA, Friday, November 3.

"Deaths occur due to the lack of necessary medical services," added Skaik.

He confirmed that all hospital patients had been transferred to Dar Al Salam Hospital in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip.

On Wednesday, the Turkish-Palestinian Friendship Hospital stopped operating under Israeli attack conditions and fuel running low.

" Gaza's main cancer hospital ran out of fuel and was forced to stop its service operations, threatening the lives of 70 cancer patients," the UN Office said for Humanitarian Affairs Coordination (OCHA).

This week, the Israeli military expanded air and landstrikes in the Gaza Strip, which have been continuously bombed from the air since Hamas launched a cross-border attack on Israel on October 7.

As many as 10,600 people died in this conflict which included 9,061 Palestinians and more than 1,538 Israelis.

In addition to claiming the mass organization if and triggering evacuation, this war also left 2.3 million Gazi residents short of basic supplies due to being blockaded by Israel.